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A fertődi Esterházy-kastély épületegyüttese és a benne látható kortörténeti kiállítás Fertőd város fő nevezetessége, Magyarország egyik kiemelkedő turisztikai látnivalója. Fertőd Eszterháza településrészének keleti részén helyezkedik el, a központjától mintegy 400 méterre, a várost nagyjából kelet-nyugati irányban átszelő 8518-as út mentén.

Mai formáját a 18. század második felében nyerte el, Esterházy (Fényes) Miklós elképzelései és tervei alapján. Több építész dolgozott rajta, mint Martinelli, Jacoby és Hefele Menyhért, de a műegyüttes alkotója lényegében Esterházy (Fényes) Miklós volt. Az ő idejében közel húsz év alatt alakult ki a jelenlegi épületegyüttes, amely a bécsi Schönbrunn és a párizsi Versailles méltó párja. A barokk épületegyüttes a maga korában egyedülálló építészeti jelenségként értékelhető. Az itt lakó Esterházy hercegek művészetpártoló tevékenysége révén a 18. század végi Magyarország egyik fő kulturális központja volt a kastély. "Magyar Versailles"-nak is nevezik. A kastély fénykora 1768-tól 1790-ig tartott. Az első nagyszabású ünnepséget 1770-ben rendezték, amikor a herceg bemutatta az udvartartását a bécsi arisztokráciának.

A kastélyban egy lakosztályt tart fenn az állam az Esterházy családnak, azaz jelenleg Esterházy Antal számára.

Története

A mai Fertőd elődje Süttör falu volt. A település először a nagy hatalmú Kanizsayak földesurasága alatt állott, majd Nádasdy-birtok lett, később 1671-ben – a Habsburg-ellenes rendi függetlenségi mozgalom vezetőinek elítélése után – kamarai kezelésbe került. 1681-ben Esterházy Pál a császári adminisztráció által elkobzott javakat megvette.

A mai kastély helyén korábban az 1720-ban Esterházy József irányításával megépített, U alakú sarródi vadászkastély állt. A vadászkastély Süttör határában volt, területileg azonban Sarród faluhoz tartozott. 1762-ben Esterházy (Fényes) Miklós megbízásából a sarródi vadászkastélyt teljesen átformálták, kibővítették, illetőleg főúri pompájú kastéllyá építették át. Az új kastélyegyüttest valószínűleg Hefele Menyhért és Jacoby Miklós közösen tervezték és építették. Mire 1766-ban a mai kastély elkészült, körülötte új település született. Ez lett Eszterháza (ma Fertőd településrésze), amely az Esterházy családról kapta a nevét. 1946-ban Kertészeti Középiskolát és Kollégiumot hoztak létre a kastély egyik szárnyában.

Jelene

Közel négymilliárd forintból újul meg az Esterházy-kastély. Elsőként a dísztermet és a zenetermet restaurálják. A már megszépült kastély belső díszudvara már teljes, régi pompájában tündököl, a 18. század mintájában. A kastélyegyüttes több évig tartó rekonstrukciója során a központi épületet és a kastélyparkot helyreállítják, illetve a mára teljesen elpusztult operaházat újraépítik. A 2001-ben restaurált kastélykápolna Europa Nostra-díjat kapott.

A kastélyt évente több százezer turista látogatja, amiből a külföldiek száma meghaladja (50-60 országból) a hatvanezret. Júniustól szeptemberig minden héten klasszikus zenei hangversenyek hangzanak el a felújított Marionett színházban, jeles bel- és külföldi művészek, kamara- és nagyzenekarok előadásában.

A kastély felújítása a Nemzeti Kastélyprogram keretében
A kastély "A fertőd–eszterházai Esterházy-kastély turisztikai célú fejlesztése" című projekt keretén belül 3 milliárd forint európai uniós (GINOP-7.1.1-15-2016-00027) forrásból újul meg.

A projekt keretében megvalósul:

 az épület középső tömbje, valamint a Belvedere és az óratorony műemléki helyreállítása,
 a helyiségek eredeti bútorokkal kerülnek berendezésre történeti enteriőrként, így a lehető leghitelesebb formában kerülnek bemutatásra,
 a történeti terek eredeti pompájukban kerülnek felújításra és az épületben időszakos kiállítótermek is kialakításra kerülnek.

A kastély leírása

A kastélyban a díszudvar háromnyílású pompás kovácsoltvas kapuval nyílik. A festői mozgalmasságú szabadlépcsőkön lehet eljutni a gazdag dísztermet magában foglaló középrészhez és a csipkeszerű szalagfonatos kőmellvéddel koronázott belvederére. Az első emeleti díszteremben Josef Ignaz Mildorfer Apollón diadala című freskóját láthatjuk. A földszinten a sala terrena térkialakítása és gazdagon modellált stukkói hívják fel magukra a figyelmet. A kápolna freskóit is Josef Ignaz Mildorfer készítette 1766-ban.

A kastélyegyüttes részeként megmaradt épületek, építmények: az egykori gazdasági igazgatóság épülete, az egykori muzsikaház (ami ma múzeum és polgármesteri hivatal), a hajdani lovarda épülete, a szálloda és vendéglő épülete, a főépület főbejáratával szemben található két őrségi épület, a volt Marionett színház épülete és a Kelemente-patak festői szépségű, a kastély fertőszéplaki tengelyében lévő hídja.

Az épületegyüttes fő értéke a környező templomokra tájolt, jellegzetes barokk szerkesztésmódja. Ebben a korban így kívántak kapcsolatot teremteni a környezettel, a természettel, befogadva annak létező erőit.

A kastély külső területei

Az együttes középpontja a kastélyépület volt. Ebből a fókuszból legyezőszerűen végtelenbe vesző sugárutak indultak ki. A főépület előtt (az északi oldalon) a hatalmas kovácsoltvas kaputól jobbra és balra még ma is állanak az őrségházak. A kastély mögött, a kerti homlokzattal szemben az itt átvezető út másik oldalán helyezkedett el az operaház, a hercegi zenészek, énekesek lakóháza, a muzsikaház, majd kissé távolabb a vendégfogadó. A kastélytól keletre az előbbiekkel szimmetrikus elrendezésben állt a bábszínház, a tisztviselői lakóházak két tömbje és a kaszárnya.

A kapuhoz kétoldalt ívesen hajló földszinti szárnyak csatlakoznak, amelyek kétemeletes oldaltraktusokban folytatódnak. Az utóbbiakat egy-egy kéttengelyes szárny köti össze a monumentális kompozíció csúcsát jelentő, hangsúlyosan kiemelt középrésszel. Ennek középrizalitja oromzattal zárul. Az első emeleti kettős oszlopokon nyugvó erkélyhez íves karú, kétmenetes díszlépcső vezet, ezt lámpásokat tartó puttókkal díszített kovácsoltvas korlát szegélyezi. A díszudvart szökőkút ékesíti. A kastélynak az egykori franciakertre néző déli homlokzata egyszerűbb kiképzésű. Az első emelet elé négy, toszkán oszlopos, vaskorlátos erkély ugrik ki. A záró timpanonban, valamint a Belvedere attikakorlátján az Esterházy család címere látható.

A kastély belső részei

A kastély mind a 126 szobája gazdag rokokó dísszel volt ékes, a berendezés is e stílusban készült. Centruma az emeleti díszterem, és az ahhoz kapcsolódó zeneterem, amelyek a középrizalit mögött két emelet légterét foglalják el. Ide a földszintről egy belső lépcsőn és a külső díszlépcsőn át lehet bejutni. A díszterem alatt a bejárati előcsarnokból nyílik a Sala Terrena. E három teremben és a központi szárny többi helyiségében részben helyreállították a belső díszítéseket. Újra berendezték a szobákat, hogy fogalmat alkothassunk a termek egykori, 18. századi pompájáról. E termek mellett jobbra és balra különböző változatos tapétával, damaszttal, olajfestéssel, fatáblákkal díszített szalonok, fogadószobák nyíltak a "társasági zálák". Ezeknek a szobáknak nagy részét már helyreállították és újra berendezték. A bútoroknak, díszkárpitoknak csak a kisebb hányada tartozott valaha a kastélyhoz, nagyobb része más kastélyokból és palotákból származik. E termek közé tartozik a Mária Terézia-szoba, amelyben 1773-ban a királynő megszállt. Látogatása után a szoba érintetlen állapotban maradt meg 1945-ig.

A földszint helyreállított helyiségei közül megemlíthető az úgynevezett kínai szoba. Húsz fatáblájából falburkolatának három tábláját és az eredeti ajtót sikerült restaurálni és régi helyére visszaállítani.

A főépületre merőlegesen Esterházy (Fényes) Miklós egy-egy földszintes szárnyat építtetett. A nyugati szárnyban kapott helyet a híres Esterházy-képtár. Benne megközelítőleg 650 darab festmény volt. Ezek közül 23 igen értékes kép. A legjelentősebb ma a Szépművészeti Múzeumban látható, ez a Raffaello Santi Esterházy Madonnája. A képtár keleti megfelelője a konyhákkal összeköttetésben álló télikert volt. Ezek a szárnyak meglehetősen rossz állapotban, részben már nem is az eredeti formájukban vannak meg. Az eszterházi udvari élet egyik központja az operaház volt, amely még a 19. században leégett, ma már csak egy falmaradványa maradt meg.

Kulturális tevékenység

A fényűző szórakoztatás mellett az Esterházy-udvar jelentős szerepet töltött be a kor zenei életében. Joseph Haydnnak köszönhetően, aki aktív alkotói korszakát töltötte Miklós herceg szolgálatában, operák, vígoperák, szimfóniák születtek ehelyt. Az előadások leggyakoribb színhelye az emeleti díszterem volt. A falakon nagyméretű francia tükrök, flamand és francia gobelinek, velencei falikarok. A terem sarkaiban az évszakok allegorikus szobrai, a mennyezeten Apolló Napisten freskója és az aranyozott bútorok ejtik ámulatba az idelátogatót. Itt tartják ma is a hangversenyeket.

A kastély kulturális programjainak sorából kiemelkednek a komolyzenei hangversenyek. Az Esterházyak teremtette zenekultúra méltó hagyományőrzéseként évről évre ötven körül jár a díszteremben tartott koncertek száma. Többségükben külföldiek hallgatják, főképpen osztrákok. Készülnek itt hanglemezfelvételek, tartanak itt filmfelvételeket. Fogadások és nemzetközi konferenciák színhelye. A rádió is gyakran közvetít innen koncerteket. A barokk muzsika szerelmeseinek az Eszterházi vigasságok című rendezvénysorozatot kínálják. A Haydn-szeminárium hallgatóit zenetudományi előadásokkal, művészeti bemutatókkal várják.

A kastélypark

A kastély körül a hajdani csertölgyes kapcsolódó részein, barokk szokásként franciaparkot alakítottak ki. A francia típusú kertekre jellemző zöld növények díszítik a centrumból sugárirányban szétágazó utakat, a végpontjukban kápolna vagy egy-egy kegyszobor állt. A 19. században a mértani formákból építkező parkot a természethez jobban igazodó angolparkká formálták. Az évtizedek során elvadult parkot az 1800-as évek végén Esterházy Miklósné gróf Cziráky Margit hozatta rendbe. A hercegasszonynak hívott grófnőnek köszönhető a mai kép.

A park Fertőd határában három természeti egységet kapcsol egybe:
 Az egyiket a süttöri égerszerű erdőben az egykori vadászatok telkén álló mocsárciprusok és a velük ültetett tölgyesek alkotják. A hercegi pár pihenőhelyéül szolgált.
 A második elem a hercegasszony allé, ezt két kilométer hosszan mocsárciprusok és tölgyesek alkotják.
 A harmadik rész a sírdomb. A művészien kialakított földhalmon létesített fenyő- és egzótapark veszi körül a parképítő Cziráky Margit (1874-1910) és Esterházy Miklós Pál (1869-1920) kettős sírját.

A kastély az irodalomban
Ábrahám Zsuzsanna és Nagy Márta 2019-ben megjelent A Fertő kincse című könyvében megjelenik Esterházy József, mint a kastély szelleme. A könyv játékos-mesés formában ugyan, de egy lehetséges változatot jelenít meg arról, mi is történhetett a kastély építtetőjével.

Szó esik arról a feltételezett, szűk föld alatti folyosóról is, amelynek létezését a helybéliek a mai napig váltig állítják (s aminek ellenkezőjéről a történészek igyekeznek bizonyságot szerezni).

Jegyzetek

Források
 Bárdos Veronika: Séta az Eszterházyak kastélyában egy kis elmélkedéssel – Életképek-életterek magazin I. évf. július 24. old.
 Boda László: A Fertő–Hanság és a Tóköz Szombathely, 2002
 dr. Bodor Péter: Kerékpárral a Fertő tó körül Budapest, 1993.
 dr. Fekete Mátyás: Győr–Moson–Sopron megye kézikönyve (Szekszárd, 1998)
 Sallay Marianne: Fertőd–Esterházy kastély (Budapest, 1979)
 Magyarország útikönyv, Budapest, 1975
 Pintér Attila: Apollón a Nap szekerén, avagy a Napisten palotájának megidézése. Műemlékvédelem L. évf. 4. szám. 2006.

További információk
 Az Esterházy-kastély - Hivatalos honlapja
 Esterházy- kastély - Hivatalos Facebook oldala
 Esterházy- kastély - Fotók a sajtónak
 Esterházy- kastély- Képgaléria
 Dokumentumfilmek az Esterházy kastélyról
 A kastély 1:100 méterarányú makettje
 Wikitravel - Esterházy-kastély
 Eszterháza Központ kiadványai:
 Bartha János (szerk.) (2006): Fertőd, Süttör-Eszterháza évszázadaiból;
 Vadászi Erzsébet (2007): Magyar Versália;
 Berényi László (2014): Esterházyak. Egy ezeréves család története I-II.;
 Filep István (2013): Fertőd, Esterházy-kastély;
 Varga Kálmán (2001): Mária Terézia Eszterházán;
 Varga Kálmán (n.é.): Nikolaus 1. Fürst Esterházy "Der Prachtliebende" und seine Zouberwelt;
 Fajcsák Györgyi (2007): Az örömök kertje, Az Esterházy-kastély hercegi lakosztályának lakk-kabinetje

Fertőd
Győr-Moson-Sopron megye kastélyai
Fertőd
Magyarország barokk kastélyai, palotái
Magyarország 18. századi építményei
Haydn


This week I was pawing through the photos I had already uploaded to Google from last July's "barn cleaning" during our epic Midwestern drought and thought it might be fun to publish them.
our pond is really looking great. I am amazed how things have progressed since may with relatively little work or effort on our part.
This July 4th, Clyde got the nod when it was time for the teen girls to ride.
In the spring of 2002, we had purchased our first home in Des Plaines, IL and quickly discovered some problems with the yard.
The first problem was that it was an overgrown mess that neither of us had any clue how to deal with.
The second problem was that we had a sump outlet that was very busy, due to our close proximity to the Des Plaines River (approximately 300 yards) and thus our property was in a flood plain and "low".
Because of storm water regulations with regard to the city sewers we were required to shut off the house's valve and piping system that had been set up in the 50's to send the sump water from our house into the city sewer. Once that was complete, we did what everyone else did, and just sumped the ground water from under our house out into the back yard.
Soon it became obvious that we had an indentation in the middle of our back yard, as water started to collect there. Michael had optimistically built a fire pit in that very spot and I think we used it once or twice, but meanwhile we had some landscapers come in to clear out the jungle in the yard (old overgrown shrubs, half dead trees, etc.) and he had directed the sump pipe into the fire pit in order to keep the yard dry while the clearing work was ongoing.
When the water started to pool in the fire pit we joked about it being a tiny pond and wasn't that a cute idea. The more we worked in the yard the more interested we got, finally deciding to type "backyard pond" into a search engine on the Internet and finding a whole new world we didn't even know existed.
Our small acreage family horse property is affectionately known as "Prairie Corner Farm".
We live across the street from a 270 acre forest preserve which has four miles of nice single track trail for horses. Our neighborhood is all 5-10 acre horse properties (or larger) for several miles in every direction.
We are very fortunate to have a friendly relationship with our closest commercial barn owner neighbor, who allows us to use their indoor and outdoor arenas. We are also members of our local saddle club, Fox Valley Saddle Association (Laura manages their web site and Facebook presence as well) which has a 60-acre facility with a much larger indoor arena, two outdoor arenas with footing and an outdoor cross country course, as well as an extensive set of stadium jumps for practicing and schooling.


The South Carolina Highway Patrol will be on campus Tuesday to present a driver safety program for all cadets. The 11 a.m. program in McAlister Field House will focus on general safety practices, speeding and the effects of risky driving, including drunk driving. The highway patrol will also provide two golf carts and DUI impairment goggles. A course will be set up to allow cadets, while wearing DUI goggles, to test their driving skills under simulated impairment.
Regimental Commander Cadet Col. Ogden Nash of Hilton Head Island and Regimental Provost Marshal Cadet Maj. Megan McAuliffe of Westminster, Md., were honored during Friday's military dress parade.
The Post and Courier Foundation has awarded The Citadel a five-year grant totaling $150,000 for the expansion of the Daniel Library. This gift is the first major commitment toward a proposed library renovation and expansion, a two-phase $15 million project.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a Greater Issues address today talked to cadets about why the United States needs heroes.
A panel discussion at Panel Discussion 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Grimsley Hall Auditorium will conclude The Citadel's celebration of Black History Month. Panelists from the fields of mental health, legal, religious and education sectors will discuss issues facing today's African American families.
Due to a staff error, information about Ann Swicker Kerr's visit and speech "Lebanon Remembered" appeared incorrectly today's Post and Courier. The event is on Monday, March 20, not tonight as publicized. We apologize for any inconvenience this mistake may cause.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will give a Greater Issues address at 11 a.m. Thursday in McAlister Field House. The address is free and open to the public.
The Citadel Symposium on Military Legitimacy and Leadership will host a panel discussion addressing the challenges facing today's American soldier. Leading the panel is retired Army Gen. William Hartzog. The discussion is scheduled for 1 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 23, in Duckett Hall Auditorium.
The 2006 schedule for Corps Day, the annual celebration of the founding of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, is now available online.
The Citadel Board of Visitors has voted to retire the jersey of Marc Buoniconti, a member of the Class of 1988 who has worked to help others with spinal cord injuries.
Longer school years and shorter summers have prompted The Citadel Summer Camp to adjust its calendar.
The annual Engineering Fair for Lowcountry Students on Saturday marks the beginning of the college's celebration of Engineering Week. The fair features a model bridge competition, a robotics competition, electrical engineering senior design projects and interactive math and science student exhibits.
Dr. Chris Beard, an expert on primates, will talk Thursday evening about the origins of monkeys, apes and ourselves.
The Citadel women's track and field team set five more Citadel records over the course of three days and two indoor track meets while the men qualified for the finals in the 60 meters at the Clemson Tiger Invitational over the weekend.
Mike, Hotel, Tango and Alpha companies will contend for the Corps of Cadets College Bowl championship at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Bond Hall Room 368. This is the first year the game of academic knowledge and quick recall became a Corps-wide event.
In conjunction with Darwin Week, sponsored by the College of Charleston, The Citadel Department of Biology will host guest speaker Dr. Chris Beard at 8 p.m. Thursday Feb. 16 in Duckett Hall Auditorium. Beard will discuss "The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans."
In honor of Black History Month, The Citadel presents a dramatic performance that is a tribute to the oral tradition, black history and black literature rolled all in to one. The "Power of the Tongue" is a multi-media performance that begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Grimsley Hall. It is free and open to the public.
The Citadel Business School Leadership Forum will feature a talk by Steven L. Good at 5:45 this evening in Bond 165. Good is a recognized expert in the fields of privately negotiated real estate sales, multiple-property auctions and lease-at-auction programs.
As the kickoff for its annual college tour, WIS-TV and Lucas McFadden did an early morning broadcast from The Citadel. Check out the clips.
The Citadel featured on WIS-TV Monday a.m.
WIS-TV in Columbia will kick off its annual college tour at The Citadel during the "Live with Lucas" show on Monday morning from 5 a.m. - 7 a.m.
The African American Society will sponsor the annual bazaar on Saturday from 11-4 in Mark Clark Hall as the initial event for Black History Month.
Inclement weather prompted the cancelation of today's military dress parade. The next parade is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10.


IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: This year you often feel serious, as if you need to do some heavy thinking. The more you pull problems apart, the lighter you will become. For the most part, nothing that comes down the pike is unmanageable. You are much more in control than you have been as of late. If you are single, you will draw romance toward you all year long. You will sense a difference in the people you attract now versus those in the fall. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy staying close to home. You both are able to express the depth of your caring. AQUARIUS is more offbeat than you realize.
Friends surround you, but you might not be sure how to use your time. What is clear is that you need to make some fast changes in order to revive your energy. A friend might be amused by your unpredictability. Make the most of the moment. Tonight: Out to dinner with a partner.
This Week: You make a difference wherever you are Monday and Tuesday.
You enjoy yourself as long as you don't have to push too hard to get others to follow your lead. You are right in the middle of events, and you gain a strong insight into what others need from you. Your changeability adds excitement to the day. Tonight: Adjust your plans.
This Week: Assume your leadership role by Wednesday.
Reach out to someone at a distance whom you care about. Many of you will use the interaction you experience with this person as an excuse to change your weekend plans, and perhaps even to visit with a loved one. You know what is best for you. Tonight: As you like it.
Relate directly to a loved one, and spend some quality time with this person. Your sense of amusement emerges when dealing with a child. One-on-one relating evolves to a whole new level. The unexpected shakes up the status quo. Tonight: Choose a favourite pastime.
This Week: A new opportunity takes you down a very exciting path.
Your inner wild child emerges, but it might be too much for you to handle. You could learn a lot about a friend at a distance who shares some surprising news. A loved one shows his or her willingness to add more excitement to your day. Tonight: Invite a favourite person along.
This Week: Defer to others, and make your expectations clear.
You might want to pace yourself and not get too involved with a matter involving a family member. Your finances take a walk on the wild side, no matter how you look at it. You can't seem to keep your spending down. A little self-discipline goes a long way. Tonight: At home.
This Week: Get as much done as possible Monday and Tuesday.
You might be more challenging than you realize. What is going on could shake up the status quo and prevent you from following through on your plans. You will like the excitement of an unanticipated change. Try to be less controlling than you have been. Tonight: Be carefree!
This Week: Stay anchored in your creativity Monday and Tuesday.
You might want to take a hard look at an unchangeable situation at home. An element of uproar runs through your day, bringing the unexpected toward you. You might need to clear the air in order to have a more positive experience. Tonight: Head out to a favourite place.
This Week: Let go Wednesday, when the need for fun arrives.
Make an effort to meet up with others who often colour your day. You might even meet at a favourite restaurant. You could be too busy to handle a wayward moment with a child or loved one. You will see a difference in how you handle future interactions. Tonight: Near good music.
This Week: Speak your mind, answer questions, explore your options.
Be sensitive to the costs of continuing as you have been. Your ability to get past a problem remains high. If you make no effort to change, you could become depressed. Try to move past the immediate issue. Respect others' choices, even if you don't agree with them. Tonight: Accept an offer.
This Week: You make many demands of yourself.
Take news with a grain of salt. You could be irritated by someone who seems to be pushing for more of what he or she wants. Refuse to be pressured by this person. You have the ability to be more independent than many people. Tonight: Your spontaneity colours the night.
This Week: Monday and Tuesday are prime times for you.
You will want to honour a special friend. Open up to talks, and discuss how this person would feel most rewarded. Some of you might want to take the day off, while others could decide to head to the movies. Play the next 24 hours low-key. Tonight: All smiles.
This Week: Start the week with quiet work.


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Q: Can't delete linked source from Eclipse As per this answer, I tried to add MoPub as a standard project to my Android project by using Build Path > Link Source. This put a mopub-sdk folder under my project folder, and now I can't delete it. I get the following error message:
An exception has been caught while processing the refactoring 'Delete'.
Reason: parentPath must not be null
I actually added the MoPub SDK twice. The first time, I named it mopub-sdk, removed it from the Build Path, and saw that the folder in project explorer was still there, tried to delete it, and then got the error message.
The second time, I wanted to test if having removed the SDK from the Build Path caused the problem, so I tried to re-add as a Link Source, got a naming conflict error, and then named it mopub-sdc instead. Trying to delete from Eclipse's project explorer first still caused the error, only this time it included the options "Click 'Undo' to undo all successfully executed changes of the current refactoring" and "Click 'Abort' to abort the current refactoring."
Any ideas? It might be notable that both folders have [Ignored] next to them.

A: Still don't know what the problem was, but here's how I fixed it:

*

*Opened up .project in Notepad and deleted <linkedResources> (which contained both mopub-sdc and mopub-sdk).

*Restarted Eclipse.

*Deleted both folders through project explorer.

A: open .classpath with Notepad++ and delete linked resources like

A: Another solution that doesn't require an eclipse restart.
Simply create the file where eclipse wants it, then refresh, delete the link how you normally would in the GUI and then you can delete the file you created.

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The mission of Arts for Learning Connecticut, the state's leading provider of arts in education programming, is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. An affiliate of the national Young Audiences network, AFLCT has served students, educators, and communities throughout Connecticut for over 40 years.
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This GOS grant was one of 72 grants awarded in the 2021 cycle totaling $3.8M; the total amount for the Foundation's grantmaking this year was almost twice the amount granted last year and is a result of Stepping Forward, The Foundation's three-year $26M commitment to address COVID impacts and advance racial equity.
The grant will support Arts for Learning Connecticut in expanding arts immersion programming in the region with an increased focus on serving low income and BIPOC communities; expanding its roster of local teaching artists; and growing its new whole-school, deep impact, teaching and learning initiative.
According to John-Michael Parker, Arts for Learning Connecticut's Executive Director: "This significant contribution from the region's premier grantmaking institution will provide critical financial support during a very challenging time; moreover, it validates the critical role that our teaching artists and partners play in the community, and will help attract even more resources to our work."
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Tucson, Arizona—Oswaldo Lopez, age 45, died of injuries he received when his motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of Campbell and the Benson Highway on Thursday. The tragic accident occurred shortly after noon.
Tucson Police Department accident investigators report that Mr. Lopez was driving northbound on Campbell when a southbound SUV turned into his path. No citations have been issued.
No information is available on the driver of the car. The Tucson Police Department continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Lopez over this tragic loss.


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Melanoides admirabilis is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

This species is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

Thiaridae
Taxa named by Edgar Albert Smith
Gastropods described in 1880
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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Citation: Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 40.
Type Locality: "Europa, Asia, Africa, antrafodiens," restricted by Thomas (1911a) to "Sweden (Upsala)."
Status: CITES – Appendix III (India) as V. vulpes griffithi, V. v. montana and V. v. pusilla; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments: Reviewed by Larivière and Pasitschniak (1996). Synonyms allocated according to Larivière and Pasitschniak (1996).


My first arctic guiding was on the Nahanni when Neil assigned me to a trip with The Minister of the Environment, Jim Prentice.
Since those days, I have become an RCMP Officer and my job has taken me higher into the arctic – to live. Can't stay away!


Education comes in many forms when experience is your teacher. I recall the day when I was part of a delegation to some muscular regional satrap. There was only one point on our agenda: the extent, quality and depth of education among minorities, with a stress on how to do far more for the Muslim girl child. A worthy cause brought together a worthy lot: an assortment of editors, educationists, NGO heads, marginal do-gooders. We sat in the room adjacent to the satrap's office with beatific smiles on our faces. After the compulsory wait, we entered his sanctum in a solemn file.
GUWAHATI. The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) will hold its 22nd International Convention on Education and Gala Award Program on Dec 28-29, 2013 in Guwahati in association with Markazul Ma'arif (a voluntary social-welfare NGO) and Ajmal Foundation.
Muslim toppers from each state will be honored at the convention.
In addition, the convention will also feature sessions on various aspects of education and these will be addressed by experts in the field. A special session will be dedicated on the challenges and prospects facing Muslim education in the North East. Another session will focus on educating the girl child.
AFMI is a philanthropic, service based and issue-orientated organisation formed by Muslim Americans of Indian origin in 1989. It strives to work towards the educational and economic upliftment of Indian Muslims by seeking cooperation among American and Indian relief and educational organisations.
The organisation which strives to achieve 100 per cent literacy among Indian Muslims has already built and adopted schools in many villages, and also provides prizes and scholarship to needy and deserving students.
Other than education AFMI has also built hospitals, conducted medical camps, provided relief and rehabilitation during epidemics and calamities.
THE Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is organising yet another edition of the 'The Career Fest'. The main event is to be held on the 15th and 16th of December, 2012. The Fest seeks to bridge the gap between the professionals in society and the young brilliance who look up for guidance from them.
The AMP is a platform for all Muslim professionals, and volunteers to share their knowledge, intellect, experience and skills for the overall development of not just the Muslim Community but the society at large.
Organised by AMP and supported by many social and educational organisations in Mumbai, the Career Fest was first organised in 2009. The Fest attracted more than 20,000 visitors in 2011. This year workshops and lectures will be organised for students in prominent colleges of the city divided in 7 different zones. Special workshops will also be conducted for teachers in different zones over the entire week. The event will feature more than a 100 high profile speakers and participation from more than 150 schools in Mumbai. A host of competitions have already started for students, teachers and parents, as part of the event.
The organisers claim the event to be the biggest in India in the educational sector.
To know more about the Fest please log on to http://www.ampindia.org.


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package com.pff;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;

/**
 * Class containing time zone information
 * @author Orin Eman
 *
 *
 */

public class PSTTimeZone {
	PSTTimeZone(byte [] timeZoneData) {
		this.rule = null;
		name = "";

		try {
			int headerLen = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, 2, 4);
			int nameLen = 2*(int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, 6, 8);
			name = new String(timeZoneData, 8, nameLen, "UTF-16LE");
			int ruleOffset = 8+nameLen;
			int nRules = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, ruleOffset, ruleOffset+2);

			ruleOffset = 4 + headerLen;
			for ( int rule = 0; rule < nRules; ++rule ) {
				// Is this rule the effective rule?
				int flags = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, ruleOffset+4, ruleOffset+6);
				if ( (flags & 0x0002) != 0 ) {
					this.rule = new TZRule(timeZoneData, ruleOffset+6);
					break;
				}
				ruleOffset += 66;
			}
		}
		catch ( Exception e ) {
			System.err.printf("Exception reading timezone: %s\n", e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
			this.rule = null;
			name = "";
		}
	}

	PSTTimeZone(String name, byte[] timeZoneData) {
		this.name = name;
		this.rule = null;

		try {
			this.rule = new TZRule(new SYSTEMTIME(), timeZoneData, 0);
		}
		catch ( Exception e ) {
			System.err.printf("Exception reading timezone: %s\n", e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
			this.rule = null;
			name = "";
		}
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public SimpleTimeZone getSimpleTimeZone() {
		if ( simpleTimeZone != null ) {
			return simpleTimeZone;
		}

		if ( rule.startStandard.wMonth == 0 ) {
			// A time zone with no daylight savings time
			simpleTimeZone = new SimpleTimeZone((rule.lBias+rule.lStandardBias) * 60 * 1000, name);

			return simpleTimeZone;
		}

		int startMonth = (rule.startDaylight.wMonth -1 ) + Calendar.JANUARY;
		int startDayOfMonth = (rule.startDaylight.wDay == 5) ? -1 : ((rule.startDaylight.wDay - 1) * 7) + 1;
		int startDayOfWeek = rule.startDaylight.wDayOfWeek + Calendar.SUNDAY;
		int endMonth = (rule.startStandard.wMonth -1 ) + Calendar.JANUARY;
		int endDayOfMonth = (rule.startStandard.wDay == 5) ? -1 : ((rule.startStandard.wDay - 1) * 7) + 1;
		int endDayOfWeek = rule.startStandard.wDayOfWeek + Calendar.SUNDAY;
		int savings = (rule.lStandardBias-rule.lDaylightBias) * 60 * 1000;

		simpleTimeZone = new SimpleTimeZone(
				-((rule.lBias+rule.lStandardBias) * 60 * 1000),
				name,
				startMonth, startDayOfMonth, -startDayOfWeek,
				(((((rule.startDaylight.wHour * 60) +
					 rule.startDaylight.wMinute) * 60) +
					 rule.startDaylight.wSecond) * 1000) +
					 rule.startDaylight.wMilliseconds,
				endMonth, endDayOfMonth, -endDayOfWeek,
				(((((rule.startStandard.wHour * 60) +
					 rule.startStandard.wMinute) * 60) +
					 rule.startStandard.wSecond) * 1000) +
					 rule.startStandard.wMilliseconds,
				savings
				);

		return simpleTimeZone;
	}

	public boolean isEqual(PSTTimeZone rhs) {
		if ( name.equalsIgnoreCase(rhs.name) ) {
			if ( rule.isEqual(rhs.rule) ) {
				return true;
			}

			System.err.printf("Warning: different timezones with the same name: %s\n", name);
		}
		return false;
	}

	public SYSTEMTIME getStart() {
		return rule.dtStart;
	}

	public int getBias() {
		return rule.lBias;
	}

	public int getStandardBias() {
		return rule.lStandardBias;
	}

	public int getDaylightBias() {
		return rule.lDaylightBias;
	}

	public SYSTEMTIME getDaylightStart() {
		return rule.startDaylight;
	}

	public SYSTEMTIME getStandardStart() {
		return rule.startStandard;
	}

	public class SYSTEMTIME {

		SYSTEMTIME() {
			wYear = 0;
			wMonth = 0;
			wDayOfWeek = 0;
			wDay = 0;
			wHour = 0;
			wMinute = 0;
			wSecond = 0;
			wMilliseconds = 0;
		}

		SYSTEMTIME(byte[] timeZoneData, int offset) {
			wYear = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset, offset+2)&0x7FFF);
			wMonth = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+2, offset+4)&0x7FFF);
			wDayOfWeek = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+4, offset+6)&0x7FFF);
			wDay = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+6, offset+8)&0x7FFF);
			wHour = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+8, offset+10)&0x7FFF);
			wMinute = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+10, offset+12)&0x7FFF);
			wSecond = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+12, offset+14)&0x7FFF);
			wMilliseconds = (short)(PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+14, offset+16)&0x7FFF);
		}

		boolean isEqual(SYSTEMTIME rhs) {
			return	wYear == rhs.wYear &&
					wMonth == rhs.wMonth &&
					wDayOfWeek == rhs.wDayOfWeek &&
					wDay == rhs.wDay &&
					wHour == rhs.wHour &&
					wMinute == rhs.wMinute &&
					wSecond == rhs.wSecond &&
					wMilliseconds == rhs.wMilliseconds;
		}

		public short wYear;
		public short wMonth;
		public short wDayOfWeek;
		public short wDay;
		public short wHour;
		public short wMinute;
		public short wSecond;
		public short wMilliseconds;
	}

	/**
	 * A static copy of the UTC time zone, available for others to use
	 */
	public static SimpleTimeZone utcTimeZone = new SimpleTimeZone(0, "UTC");

	private class TZRule {

		TZRule(SYSTEMTIME dtStart, byte[] timeZoneData, int offset) {
			this.dtStart = dtStart;
			InitBiases(timeZoneData, offset);
			@SuppressWarnings("unused")
			short wStandardYear = (short)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+12, offset+14);
			startStandard = new SYSTEMTIME(timeZoneData, offset+14);
			@SuppressWarnings("unused")
			short wDaylightYear = (short)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+30, offset+32);
			startDaylight = new SYSTEMTIME(timeZoneData, offset+32);
		}

		TZRule(byte[] timeZoneData, int offset) {
			dtStart = new SYSTEMTIME(timeZoneData, offset);
			InitBiases(timeZoneData, offset+16);
			startStandard = new SYSTEMTIME(timeZoneData, offset+28);
			startDaylight = new SYSTEMTIME(timeZoneData, offset+44);
		}

		private void InitBiases(byte[] timeZoneData, int offset) {
			lBias = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset, offset+4);
			lStandardBias = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+4, offset+8);
			lDaylightBias = (int)PSTObject.convertLittleEndianBytesToLong(timeZoneData, offset+8, offset+12);
		}

		boolean isEqual(TZRule rhs) {
			return	dtStart.isEqual(rhs.dtStart) &&
					lBias == rhs.lBias &&
					lStandardBias == rhs.lStandardBias &&
					lDaylightBias == rhs.lDaylightBias &&
					startStandard.isEqual(rhs.startStandard) &&
					startDaylight.isEqual(rhs.startDaylight);
		}

		SYSTEMTIME	dtStart;
		int			lBias;
		int			lStandardBias;
		int			lDaylightBias;
		SYSTEMTIME	startStandard;
		SYSTEMTIME	startDaylight;
	}

	private String	name;
	private TZRule	rule;
	private SimpleTimeZone simpleTimeZone = null;
}

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Nicolas Janvier (Saint-Malo, 11 de agosto de 1998) es un futbolista francés. Juega en la posición de centrocampista y desde 2020 milita en el Vitória S. C. de la Primeira Liga. Ha sido internacional con la selección francesa en las categorías  a .

Trayectoria

Clubes
Janvier nació el 11 de agosto de 1998 en la comuna de Saint-Malo y a los seis años se unió a la Association Jeanne d'Arc. Al poco tiempo, se trasladó a Rennes para jugar en las divisiones inferiores del Stade Rennais. En 2015, disputó junto al equipo sub-19 la Copa Gambardella, donde en los cuartos de final le anotó un gol a la A. J. Auxerre en un partido que finalizó 3:1 a su favor.

En agosto de 2015, poco antes de cumplir diecisiete años, firmó su primer contrato con la institución por tres años. En octubre, el entrenador Philippe Montanier lo incluyó en su lista de jugadores que viajarían a Mónaco para jugar un encuentro contra el A. S. Mónaco. Sin embargo, su debut se produjo el 11 de diciembre en un partido de liga contra el S. M. Caen, en el que ingresó al campo de juego en el minuto 83. Con diecisiete años, tres meses y veintinueve días, Janvier se convirtió en el cuarto futbolista más joven en disputar un encuentro con el club. En julio de 2017, extendió su contrato por dos años.

Selección nacional
Con la , Janvier disputó doce partidos y marcó cuatro goles. Con la , jugó cinco encuentros en el Campeonato de Europa Sub-17 de la UEFA 2015, que los franceses ganaron tras derrotar a  en la final. Ese año, disputó la Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sub-17, en la que jugó en tres oportunidades, todas por la fase de grupos; en el tercer encuentro, Janvier marcó dos goles y entregó una asistencia. Con la  tuvo dieciséis participaciones y marcó cuatro goles, mientras que con la  disputó tres encuentros y no pudo convertir.

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo

Participaciones en Eurocopas

Estadísticas
La siguiente tabla detalla los encuentros disputados y los goles marcados por Janvier en los clubes en los que ha militado.

 (*) Copa de la Liga de Francia y Copa de Francia.

Palmarés

Títulos nacionales

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Ficha de Nicolas Janvier en L'Équipe
 Ficha de Nicolas Janvier en France Football

Futbolistas del Stade Rennais Football Club
Futbolistas del Vitória Sport Clube
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-16 de Francia
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-17 de Francia
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-18 de Francia
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-19 de Francia
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-20 de Francia


Undulating 18 hole championship, par 71 golf course as used by the PGA EuroPro Tour and two tier floodlit driving range with heated bays, Americangolf Shop and Doctorgolf Teaching academy.
Modern, well equipped health club with spacious gym and indoor, deck level swimming pool.
Our bar and restaurant are located towards the centre of the complex. The large bar area is laid out as a relaxed coffee bar near the Health Club reception and leads into the sports bar which is complete with pool table and large screen television showing all the latest sports action.
There is also a separate quiet lounge located between the bar and restaurant. This has been comfortably furnished and acts as a tranquil refuge to read your favourite book or enjoy a quiet drink with friends. This room offers table service from the bar and is ideal for pre and post dinner drinks.
There are many things to do in the local area including walking, cycling, horse riding and much more. The Seckford Theatre is located close to the hotel where there are various shows and performance throughout the year.
Rates: From £89 per room per night based on 2 people sharing including breakfast. Rate includes access to health club swimming pool, gym, steam room, sauna and spa baths.
To make a reservation or to request more information about staying at Ufford Park Hotel Golf & Spa.
Contact Reservations on 01394 383555, don't forget to mention Hotels Available when calling, or fill in the form below.


The promise of Isaiah 65 is that God is doing a new thing. There will be a new creation: a new heaven and a new earth. In this new dispensation things are going to change big time. "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox." No longer must one consume another to survive in this new world. The old ways—dog eat dog, human eat human, male against female, race against race, nation against nation—no longer apply.
What's taking God so long? Doesn't God see the suffering, the injustice, the tragedy of this world? In Fyodor Dosto yevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, the atheistic intellectual Ivan chronicles the daily outrages, absurdities and humiliations suffered by the destitute and oppressed peasants of Russia. He dares his seminarian brother to offer a counterargument. Either God does not exist or God is heinously indifferent. Is God active, or has this prophecy been forgotten?
Jin S. Kim is founding pastor of Church of All Nations in Minneapolis.
This hopeful word was uttered thousands of years ago, and the people are still impatient. If we just pray hard enough, believe hard enough, work hard enough, might we convince God to bring universal peace and justice now? The apocalyptic impulse has been a consistent strain in the church since its beginning. When that impulse is magnified by impatience, triumphalism and vengeance, one gets a movement like premillennial dispensationalism, a fringe ideology from the 19th century that has captured the imagination and loyalty of millions of Christians around the world.
Most dispensationalists believe that they are the last or close-to-the-last generation before Christ comes to bring final judgment on the world. Instead of seeing this prospect as cause for mourning or repentance, dispensationalists hope to be vindicated: those who are "right with God" will be saved from tribulation, and the rest damned.
Or is it? As people of God who live in this "already, and not yet" time, we eagerly anticipate the kingdom in which the former things will not be remembered and everything will be made new. But we need to distinguish between a longing for Jesus, who makes all things new, and a fetish for novelty. We need to distinguish between anticipation and impatience, although they often bleed into each other. To anticipate is to believe that God will act decisively in God's good time and according to God's good judgment. To be impatient is to wrest the mantle of authority from God and to judge God as slow, uncaring or even evil.
Once we give in to impatience we've opened the door to violence as a means to an end, however good that end might be. Once we walk through this door, we make Machiavelli our master rather than Jesus. Isaiah announces the undivided sovereignty of God over every dispensation and insists that God will be God in both the means and the end. For those of us who follow Christ, this prophecy is fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth. He will not wage war to bring peace. He will not use violence to end violence. In Jesus Christ the wolf and the lamb, the lion and the ox, will break bread together. In Jesus Christ "we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye." Our impulses of impatience, vengeance and violence will be changed, not by a violent inauguration of the last dispensation, but by the eschatological pull of God's kingdom on all creation, old and new.
When Jesus suffered violence on the cross without retaliating, he emptied violence of its power once and for all. Violence itself was crucified in Jesus. When we follow Jesus unto death, on the third day we are raised in power to reign with him in a new dispensation of justice and peace. Jesus was the messenger and the message. He pointed to the kingdom and embodied the kingdom. We are called to embody this reign of God by renouncing the violent ways of the world and living into the call to be a new creation. In the risen Christ, the people of God are the peace and justice that the world has been waiting for.


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Batu Caves was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2018.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

From 2018, this constituency abolished, renamed to re-created as Sungai Tua.

History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

Results

References

Selangor state constituencies


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Legals for January 13, 2020
Last updated 1/13/2021 at 8:56am
ORDINANCE NO. 1075
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2020 BUDGET of the City of Grand Coulee,
AS ADOPTED IN
ORDINANCE NO. 1062.
The full text of this Ordinance is available by contacting City Hall, (509)633-1150.
DATED this 29th day of December 2020.
LORNA PEARCE, '
(Publish January 13, 2021)
TOWN OF
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Town of Coulee Dam, pursuant to (Chapter 61, Laws of 1981) is inviting statements of qualifications from consulting engineering firms to provide engineering services design of sidewalk repairs and ADA improvements along Ferry Avenue in the Town of Coulee Dam. The project is funded with federal transportation alternative (TA) funding and as a result, a number of state and federal equal opportunity and affirmative action requirements will apply to this selection process and this project.
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria:
Firm & Employees qualifications and experience
Familiarity with Coulee Dam
Past performance/references
Funding program experience and success
Immediate availability to begin work right away
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president is fighting back against criticism at home over a photo posted by Donald Trump that some say shows the Polish leader in a subservient role during a White House visit.
Trump tweeted photos of himself with President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday, including one of them signing a strategic cooperation agreement in which Trump is sitting at his desk and Duda is standing.
Both leaders look into the camera, Trump with a stern look on his face and Duda grinning.
Critics of Duda, a conservative, have accused him of allowing himself and Poland to be dishonored, even humiliated. Some have reposted the photo with one of Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sitting together at a table as they signed a memorandum in June. The message: even a dictator gets better treatment than the president of Poland, one of Washington's most loyal allies.
Duda replied late Thursday with a photo of his own showing himself and Trump standing together with their signed agreement.
"The mockery and assault of the leftist media and some politicians and commentators, of known views, show the success of the Washington D.C. visit," Duda wrote in his caption.
"This is the moment of signing an important declaration between the USA and Poland? This is rising from the knees?" said political scientist Marcin Palade, arguing that Duda's staff should be fired over the photo.
The sense of Duda having been slighted was heightened by the fact that he had come to the U.S. to ask Washington to create a permanent American base in Poland, offering to name it Fort Trump and — according to Trump — pledging more than $2 billion toward the effort.
Belsat accused him of disloyalty and argued that posting the image compromised Poland's national security, given the importance of Polish-U.S. military cooperation.
Poland considers the U.S. its main ally in the world and its key protector, as part of NATO, in a dangerous region bordered by Russia. Meetings with U.S. presidents are seen as high-prestige moments for Poland.
Still, Poles sense they do not always get fair treatment from Washington, something that goes back years.
Poles were angered years ago when it was revealed that Polish left-wing leaders allowed the CIA to operate a secret site in Poland in the years after 9/11 — against Poland's own laws — where terror suspects were interrogated and tortured.
Many are also bitter that they still need visas to travel to the U.S., despite contributions to U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that have cost Polish lives.
A major disappointment came under President Barack Obama, who canceled a Bush administration plan for a missile defense base in Poland that Russia opposed. Making matters worse, Obama announced the decision in 2009 on the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939.


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SECAT Newsletter, Vol. 6, Issue 2
Aluminum WrapUp
Secat Welcomes Jim Hands!
Jim Hands joined Secat as Sales Manager in March 2018. Jim has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami University and an MBA from Xavier University. Jim has worked with both metal producing and metal distribution companies in positions including outside sales, marketing, management and commercial leadership. Jim spent the early part of his career developing large volume carbon flat rolled business for Coilplus Ohio in southwest Ohio and Kentucky. More recently, Jim led the US commercial team of marketing managers and outside sales representatives for stainless and nickel bar producer Valbruna Stainless. We are happy to have Jim as part of the Secat team!
Secat Gets Great Feedback!
Secat recently conducted a customer feedback survey to assess the experience of working with Secat. The response was overwhelmingly positive with customers giving mostly excellent ratings, great comments about the usefulness of result, and positive responses to turnaround time. Many customers mentioned Secat employees by name and spoke about the strong working relationship between Secat and their companies. Good job, Secat Team!!
You can learn more about us on Secat's website
Tech Talk: Forming Limit Diagrams
Influence of Tooling and Measurement Method
Forming limit diagrams are a convenient means of determining and visualizing formability strain limits over a wide range of forming conditions – spanning pure tension to biaxial stretching in one diagram as shown in figure 1. Many variations of determining forming limits are used based on specifications of the supplier or the laboratory doing the testing. These variations may lead to different forming limit curves for the same sheet which poses two major issues: 1 – comparisons between laboratories such as in round robin testing may lead to different results or 2 – a supplied sheet is near to a limit strain for an application and may be erroneously discarded
utilized in a part because variations were not accounted in the analysis. The most common modifications in measuring forming limits are the tooling geometry and the method of measurement (ASTM vs ISO).
Figure 1: Example FLD and Types of Strain Conditions (from ASTM E2218-2015)
To determine the influence of tooling geometry and measurement methods on forming limit curves, Secat performed a systematic study utilizing a single lot of AA5xxx sheet. The lot was used to assess the forming limit curves using three tool geometries and two measurement methodologies. In total, the study documented the effects of 60 mm vs 100 mm hemispherical punches, the effect of a hemispherical punch vs a flat top punch, and the effect of a user interactive measurement approach with high friction conditions vs an automated measurement approach with near frictionless conditions
Effect of Tooling
The tooling used in the study were two different diameters (60 mm, 100 mm) of Nakajima hemispherical domes and a 100 mm diameter flat top cylindrical punch of the Marciniak design. Both die designs and tooling is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2: Nakajima and Marciniak Tooling
The main differences between using the Nakajima tooling and the Marciniak tooling is in the method of handling friction and the effect of die curvature on the strain path. The Nakajima setup required a complex lubrication system to achieve a near frictionless forming with the lubrication comprised of 5 layers – lanolin grease, PVC sheet, lanolin grease, Teflon film, lanolin grease. The Marciniak tooling uses a carrier blank with a center hole formed above the flat top of the punch to minimize frictional effects. The carrier blank allows the sheet under test to deform without any surface to surface friction in the area of highest strain because that location is suspended above the carrier blank hole. Although friction is not expected to change the overall forming limit curve, the effect of tool geometry (hemispherical vs flat) is expected to be substantial.
In a hemispherical tool, the curvature imposed on the sheet during forming does three things
: (1) – creates a nonlinear strain path to the failure point, (2) – causes a curvature induced pressure effect through the sheet thickness, and (3) – superimposes a contact pressure in addition to the planar straining that is occurring. The Marciniak tool with the flat top design minimizes these effects. Figure 3 below shows a comparison of the Nakajima and Marcianak tooling results. The use of the Marciniak tooling is expected to move the plane strain point closer to the zero minor strain axis and shift to lower major strains. The results of the study show the first point to be true but further investigation is ongoing as to why the second point is not showing as expected.
Figure 3: Comparison of Nakajima and Marciniak Tooling
The use of smaller tool radius further elucidates the expected differences between the Nakajima tooling and Marciniak tooling by accentuating the curvature effects on a smaller tool. In figure 4 below, a comparison is shown between a 60 mm and 100 mm Nakajima tool. For the 60 mm tool, there is an expectation of higher nonlinearity, higher curvature pressure, and higher contact pressure – all leading to a shift towards higher strain limits which is what was observed. The reason for the higher strain limits is that the condition of necking requires all layers through thickness to have failed. When superimposing the contact pressure and curvature pressure (bending) on the region of necking, the point of failure is shifted towards a higher strain limit. In essence the compressive stress imposed delays the onset of necking from occurring which is not present in the Marciniak setup.
Figure 4: Comparison of 60 mm and 100 mm Nakajima Tooling
Effect of Measurement Method
The main differences observed when comparing the ASTM E2218-2015 method and the ISO 12004-2:2008 method is in the treatment of friction, necking, and level of user interpretation and interaction. For the ASTM method, a frictional condition is desirable which is in stark contrast to the ISO method. By having a level of friction, the position of failure is moved from the apex of the Nakajima dome to the sides of the dome and generally there are two failures as opposed to one. As already stated, the general understanding is that friction does not change the overall forming limit curve but only moves to higher and lower minor strain along the same curve. In the ISO method, the measurement principle is based on refitting an inverse parabola in the area of failure which requires there to be a single failure at the apex of the dome whereas in the ASTM method, the judgment of necking or failure is visual and both can be observed because there is generally two regions produced on opposite sides of the dome. In one region, there is normally a crack/failure and the opposite side would show a neck.
For the ASTM method, the test is stopped when necking is first observed, usually, whereas in the ISO method, the test is stopped only after failure. For ISO necking strain is established based on refitting an assumed parabola curves to the failure region based on the major and minor strain of fitting sections. Figure 5 below compares the two methodologies in more detail.
In figure 5, the ASTM method example is shown on the top and the ISO method example is shown at the bottom. The ASTM method requires reconstruction of the deformed grid and identifying each grid point as failed, marginal, or okay. The identification is a purely subjective rating based on the user and a fitting line is drawn through the marginal or upper level of okay points to establish the forming limit curve (FLC)
Figure 5: Comparison of ASTM (top) and ISO (bottom) Neck Determination for FLC's
In the case of the ISO method, three section lines are drawn perpendicular to the crack. For each section line, the major-minor strains are extracted and used to fit a parabola like curve to the fracture region. The fracture itself is excluded and the areas adjacent to the fracture is used to fit the missing area. In figure 5 (bottom), an example section line is shown with the major (blue) and minor (red) strains plotted. The fitted parabolas are shown in green with the X's showing the points used for fitting. The apex of each parabola is then used as the major-minor strain point assumed to be just before necking occurs. This method is easily adapted to automation and does not require subjective judgment in identifying failed, marginal, and okay points.
Figure 6 below shows the comparison of 60 mm and 100 mm Nakajima tooling with both ASTM and ISO methods of measurement. For the ASTM method, there is no difference observed for the two tool sizes. However, for the ISO method, the difference between the tool geometries are observed. Based on the previous discussion, there should be an expected difference which the ASTM method does not show. The two possible reasons for the discrepancy is the subjective nature of identification of points and line fitting for the ASTM method as well as the grid size used in the ASTM method has a lower resolution in comparison to the resolution of a stochastic grid.
Figure 6: ASTM (left) and ISO (right) Methods Utilized on 60 mm and 100 mm Tooling
The study shows the effect of tooling geometry and measurement method on forming limit diagrams. When defining a procedure for establishing a forming limit diagram or when using the data in a finite element simulation of a stamping, both the method of how it was assessed and the tooling used should be defined. Misleading results could occur between labs or for lot evaluation if the factors are not taken into account. Higher curvature and smaller punch sizes lead the forming limit curves towards higher strain limits which could offset the safety margin used in design and field failure. Use of a lower resolution and higher subjectivity method may not elucidate lot to lot differences or production inconsistencies that may be present.
J. Min, et.al., "Compensation for process-dependent effects in the determination of localized necking limits", Int. J. of Mech. Sciences, 117 (2016) pp 115-134
Scott Goodrich
Quality and Metallurgy Director
Constellium Rolled Products
Ravenswood, WV
After receiving B.S. degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Metals & Metallurgical Engineering in 1977 and his M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1978 from the University of Michigan, Scott Goodrich went on to a successful career in the industry. Scott worked for Kaiser Aluminum, Century Aluminum, Pechiney Rolled Products and Alcan prior to his current position at Constellium.
In his 40 year career, Scott has spent time in Mississippi, West Virginia and France. He holds three U.S. Patents in the brazing sheet field and is a ASQC certified Quality Engineer, a member of ASM International and a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers.
We asked Scott about his current job.
Give us a quick overview of your job.
Laboratory – main tasks are chemical analysis of cast ingots, management of the Hot Line coolant systems and lot release testing for our coil and plate products. The Lab has 50 employees, working 24 x 7, and conducts over 700 tests per day including tensile tests, fracture toughness, formability tests, surface characterizations, corrosion and dye penetrant inspections. The Lab also manages the outside testing contracts for tests that are not currently done at Ravenswood such as fatigue tests, stress corrosion and R-Curve. And from time to time the Lab gets involved in solving punctual quality issues in the plant.
Quality Systems – The main task of this function is to ensure that Ravenswood's quality management systems meets all of the requirements of our customers as well as of certain outside certifications such as NADCAP, AS9100, IATF16949, ABS, TUV and ISO. The Quality Systems function will also issue and track corrective actions or 8Ds as necessitated by the customer or QMS.
Customer Technical Support and Claims Administration – This groups responds to customers when they have trouble using our product, either because the product may not meet their specification or because something in the customer's process is not in control. When there is a material defect this group also enters and administers the claim resolutions.
Industrialization of new products – This group is responsible for the industrialization of new products and / or processes. This could be the implementation of a new alloy or temper, a new process in order to meet a new specification or to qualify new equipment through a formal management of change procedure. The industrialization group is also responsible for maintaining the plant metallurgical recipes, machine limitations and product availabilities.
What are some things that happen for you in a typical work day?
The typical work day starts out with a morning routine meeting with the Laboratory staff to review the performance from the previous 12 hours and then to schedule the day in terms of what tests to be perform, the manpower, SPCs, maintenance, audits, etc. There are then a series of management meetings to communicate the status of the business in terms of safety, quality, delivery performance, inventory, etc. and then we discuss countermeasure for those unexpected things that happen that are barriers to making the monthly plan. There are technical update meetings where the status of major development projects are discussed, and recent customer issues that need to be resolved quickly. We are constantly reviewing and resetting priorities.
How does your job impact the markets you serve?
Our role is first to deliver a quality product to the market, on time, that consistently meets the customer's needs. The markets such as aerospace, automotive, heavy truck, vacuum chamber and defense are constantly looking for new solutions and my team's role is to execute the industrialization plan after the appropriate R&D has been completed. We are on the phone daily with customers, discussing the performance of existing products and their needs for future alloys.
How do you interact with Secat, Inc. and how does that relationship benefit you?
The Ravenswood site has enjoyed a very good relationship with Secat since the beginning of Secat. We are currently collaborating on how to solve various surface defects on our sheet products and characterizing the formability of our new automotive products using the expertise and specialized equipment of Secat. We have also used Secat as a full partner in the research and development of new alloys.
Tell us something about yourself (outside of the industry) that people may not know.
I am from Hannibal Missouri, Mark Twain's home town. I have two grown children, Mary and Andrew who both live in West Virginia. I am a distance runner, a bicycler, like to read history; and play rock & roll and blues guitar.
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Imaging Software Update
Secat has recently updated their imaging software to the Omnimet version 10.
OmniMet 10 by Buehler delivers powerful image analysis possibilities combined with flexible database functionality. The software has intuitive user-friendly point-and-click measurement possibilities, pre-programmed analysis Scripts and or capabilities for running user programmable analysis Scripts. The database utilizes a multi-tiered approach to logically organize numerous users and image data with unprecedented ease.
Larger images can be easily stitched together using the Montage application. If the single view images are calibrated then the larger stitched image will also be calibrated and suitable for quantitative image analysis.
The images can be analyzed using interactive point-and-click measurement modules. And the data can be burned in directly onto the image. OmniMet™ includes measurements of length, radius, angle, parallel lines, curve (freehand), object counts along with area and perimeter.
Objects can be measured by applying a threshold within a specified region of interest: entire image, rectangle, or freehand ROI (region of interest). Results can be shown by area fraction, area position, number of objects, perimeter, compactness, length, feret diameter, center of gravity, inclusion, and exclusion of objects by size.
Grain sizes can be easily estimated according to ASTM E112 using linear and circular intercept techniques. The linear intercept method is recommended for uniform grain sizes and the circle intercept method is recommended for measurement of non-symmetrical grain sizes.
The software also has a variety of image filters, thresholding, and allows for measurements to be performed on the image with the click of a button. Statistics and results are shown and can be easily exported to Microsoft® Excel® or Microsoft Word®.
Popular applications and associated routines are shown below. Scripts measurements easily follow industry standards such as ASTM E112 Grain Size or ASTM E1245 Inclusion Rating.
Manual Interactive Thickness Measurements: line lengths with statistics for length and thickness measurements.
Grain Size: Automated grain size measurements in accordance with ASTM E112. Average grain size by intercept methods and grain size distributions using areas are delivered. Additional processing identifies ALA grain size and duplex populations in accordance to ASTM E930 and ASTM E1181 where appropriate. ISO 643 compliant.
Coating Layer Thickness: measures coating, plating or layer thickness of cross-sectioned samples in compliance with ASTM B487.
Particle Sizing: measures particles in a field of view providing statistics on quantity and size distribution. Suitable for non-agglomerated particulates, precipitates, and powders.
Porosity Assessment: provides automated measurements of fine holes or pores in a material.
Dendritic Spacing: delivers measurements of lengths between dendrite arms in cast aluminum alloys.
Phase Area Percent: determines phase area and percentage area of multiple phases in accordance with ASTM 562
Intercept Grain Size: automated grain size determination delivering average grain size per field using straight line and circular intercept methods in accordance with ASTM E112.
Determine depth of total or partial decarburization according to the relative amount of free ferrite present according to ASTM E1077.
Determine the degree of micro structural banding in conformance with ASTM E1268.
Inclusion Rating can be determined in terms of area percentage, and average numbers.
Grain Size:
Particle Size:
The Omnimet system allows Secat to do comprehensive metallurgical evaluations of length, shape, size, area, and other measures of microstructural and macro characteristics. This can be done on images taken on different types of equipment including Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopes. For a billet caster, the area of interest may be in grain size and uniformity, segregation depth, particle count and shape. For rolled products as well, similar features of grain size, particle count and percent transformed may be of interest with the additional necessity of measuring sheet thickness and or coating thickness. For those that use reduced pressure testing or need to measure gas porosity, the Omnimet system allows for a measure of the size distribution, area percentage, shape, number per area, and spacing of pores for a sample. Weld analysis can be done for heat affected zone, grain size, particle counts in the area in and around the welds.
Secat Makes a Difference
Future Aeronautical Engineer Visits Secat
Kiera Fehr is focused. The 7th grader attends EJ Hayes Middle School in Lexington where she takes all AP classes, plays the violin, and desires to be an aeronautical engineer. With inspiration from the move
Star Wars, Kiera set out at an early age to learn about NASA and find a way to attend Space Camp. Asking for financial gifts for birth, and the support of her parents, Kiera has been able to fund her attendance to Space Camp every year beginning in the 3rd grade. Her hope is to complete NASA's Space Camp program through high school.
Kiera won first place overall champion last year in the 6th grade and followed up this year as the 7th grade overall champion at the FCPS District Science Fair. Next, at the Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair, she was awarded first place in Engineering Mechanics for the second time. She was also awarded second place overall middle school champion. In addition, en selected twice for the Broadcom Masters National Science Fair, hosted by Eastern Kentucky University, which included her latest accomplishment of winning first place in the Engineering Mechanics Division. She also won second place overall "Best in Fair" for the middle school division.
Kiera's winning science fair project tested two types of 3D printed infill patterns of wrenches for strength and flexibility to be used on the International Space Station. To accomplish this, she built a homemade air piston to measure the force exerted on the wrench before fracturing.
Kiera felt she needed more accurate test results and a graphical analysis of her fractured wrenches to win the state science fair, a goal she set as her New Year's resolution. That is when Secat came into the picture. Secat allowed Kiera to tour the facility and observe two tensile test machines in action, including testing some of her 3D printed dog bone samples. Kiera was excited that the Secat staff took her project seriously and became empowered by the fact that her experimental design and results were reinforced at their lab. Kiera says her project was a success because she was greatly assisted by industry professionals who mentored her and generously gave of their time.
Keep your eyes open for Kiera Fehr who has a bright future and continues to reach for the stars!
Ultra Thin Aluminum Creates Unique Sculpture/Space
Minima | Maxima was commissioned for World Expo 2017, an event with a history of architectural and engineering innovations. MARC FORNES/THEVERYMAN created the structure from 6 mm aluminum, (If an egg were scaled up to the same height Minima | Maxima, it would be much thicker.) The structure was situated prominently on the grounds in Astana, Kazakhstan, where it will continue to live as a permanent structure.
At 43 feet, this tallest-ever construction from material as thin as a coin challenges how we understand structure and space.
Photo Credit to Studio NAARO
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C'était ici is the second live album of French Avant-Garde musician and composer Yann Tiersen.  It was recorded during three concerts performed on 15, 16, and 17 February 2002, at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, France.  The album is noteworthy because of the many collaborators appearing in the performances such as the 35-member orchestral group Synaxis, conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne, Claire Pichet, Christine Ott, Christian Quermalet, Marc Sens, Nicolas Stevens, Jean-François Assy, Renaud Lhoest, Olivier Tilkin,  Ronan le bars, Les Têtes Raides, Dominique A and Lisa Germano.

On this album, the track entitled "La Noyée" is actually a piece by Serge Gainsbourg featured on the original soundtrack of the 1970 film Le Roman d'un voleur de chevaux, a 1970 film directed by Abraham Polonsky and Fedor Hanzekovic starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg among many others.  Yann Tiersen's piece with the same title, "La Noyée II", is the track number five of the second disc.

Reception

Track listing
CD 1
 "Intro" - 0:25
 "La valse d'Amélie" - 2:05
 "C'était ici" - 1:53
 "Rue des cascades" - 5:41 (Sung by Claire Pichet)
 "La rupture" - 2:43 (Sung by Claire Pichet)
 "La terrasse" - 3:57 (Sung by Yann Tiersen)
 "Déjà loin" - 3:02
 "Sur le fil" - 3:38
 "Le jour d'avant" - 4:19
 "Le banquet" - 2:55
 "Les jours tristes" - 3:41 (Sung by Christian Quermalet)
 "La noyée" - 3:24 (Sung by Yann Tiersen)
 "Le moulin" - 4:03
 "Le fromveur" - 2:11
 "L'homme aux bras ballants" - 6:04
 "L'autre valse d'Amélie" - 2:50

CD 2
 "Bagatelle" - 4:17 (Sung by Dominique A)
 "Le méridien" - 3:58 (Sung by Lisa Germano)
 "L'absente" - 3:25
 "La parade" - 3:34 (Sung by Lisa Germano and Claire Pichet)
 "La noyée II" - 2:39
 "Monochrome" - 3:46 (Sung by Dominique A)
 "Plus au sud" - 2:53
 "Les bras de mer" - 4:03 (Sung by Dominique A)
 "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi" - 2:24
 "Le quartier" - 1:45
 "La crise" - 3:05
 "Février" - 12:57
 "La valse des monstres" - 7:15

Credits
Yann Tiersen - accordion on "La Valse d'Amélie", "C'était ici", "Rue des cascades", "Le Jour d'avant", "Le Banquet", and "La Noyée II"; piano on "Rue des cascades", "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "Déjà loin", "Les Jours tristes", "La Noyée", "Le Moulin", "L'Absente", "La Parade", "Monochrome", "Les Bras de mer", and "Comptine d'un autre été: l'après midi"; violin on "Sur le fil", "Le Fromveur", "L'Homme aux bras ballants", "Bagatelle", "Le Quartier", "La Crise", and "Février"; melodica on "Le Moulin"; vibraphone on "L'Autre Valse d'Amélie"; bass on "Le Méridien"; guitar on "Plus au Sud"; toy piano on "La Valse des monstres"
Ensemble Orchestral Synaxis on "La Valse d'Amélie", "C'était ici", "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "Déjà loin", "Les Jours tristes", "Le Fromveur", "L'Homme aux bras ballants", "Bagatelle", "Le Méridien", "Monochrome", "Plus au Sud", and "Les Bras de mer"
Christian Quermalet - bass on "La Valse d'Amélie" and "C'était ici"; drum on "Le Banquet", "Bagatelle", "Le Méridien", "Monochrome", "Plus au Sud", "Le Quartier", "La Crise", and "Février"; guitar on "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "La Noyée", and "Les Bras de mer"
Marc Sens - guitar on "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "La Noyée", "Bagatelle", "Le Méridien", "Plus au Sud", "Les Bras de mer", "La Crise", and "Février"
Christine Ott - ondes Martenot on "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "Les Jours tristes", "La Noyée", "L'Autre Valse d'Amélie", "Bagatelle", "La Parade", "Les Bras de mer", "La Crise", and "Février".
Claire Pichet - toy piano on "La Noyée"; tambourine on "Bagatelle"; melodica and percussions on "Plus au Sud"
Ronan Le Bars - uilleann pipes on "Le Fromveur" and "L'Homme aux bras ballants"
Dominique A - guitar on "Plus au Sud"
Jean-François Assy - bass on "Plus au Sud" and "Février"
Têtes Raides on "Le Jour d'avant" et "La Noyée II"
Iso (Têtes Raides) - saxophone on "Février"
Quatuor à cordes on "C'était ici", "La Rupture", "La Terrasse", "Déjà Loin", "Les Jours tristes", "Le Fromveur", "Bagatelle", "Monochrome", "Plus au Sud", and "Les Bras de mer".

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links
 Yann Tiersen's official homepage

2002 live albums
Yann Tiersen albums


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Q: Feed Forward Neural Network - How to Visualize the Weight Matrix? I'm a bit confused about the visualization of the weights of a feed forward neural network as provided in this example from scikit-learn. The network has an architecture of [784 x 50 x 10] (MNIST dataset), so n_hidden = 50 (there are 50 hidden units). Each of the hidden units is a column of the weight matrix W_1 (with dimension 784x50), right? From this, I thought, we could create 50 images, each of size 28x28 (=784). However, there are only 16 images shown? What is my mistake here?

EDIT
Since someone downvoted the question without explanation, here is what I assume. In the particular example stated above, one could acutally draw 50 pictures. Visualizing only 16 filters (4x4) was choosen for convenience.

A: You're right, and there should be 50 images. You could easily verfiy this by:
[coef.shape for coef in mlp.coefs_[0]]

where mlp is the trained MLP classifer in the example.
So here are the two things caused confusion:

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*Clearly, the author of the example did not mention anything about why only 16 images

*In Python when you zip two things in the for loop that don't have equal length (number of items) in this example zip(mlp.coefs_[0].T, axes.ravel()), Python will automatically ignore the extra items in the bigger lists (arrays, etc.). Here axes.ravel() has only 16 items, therefore, the loop iterates over first 16 vectors in mlp.coefs_[0]


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Marion Mae Diedrich Hill May 19, 1928 - November 23, 2018
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marion Mae Diedrich Hill, passed away peacefully in Arden, North Carolina on November 23, 2018. Throughout her life, Marion's sweet, passionate, silly, intelligent, spirited and loving nature shone brightly, like a full moon in the night sky…like a song beautifully-sung, distant snow on the mountains, autumn leaves in the afternoon sun, birdsong through the morning mist. Marion was born on May 19, 1928 to Arthur and Leone (nee Korb) Diedrich in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After attending public schools in Milwaukee, Marion moved to Madison, Wisconsin at age 17 to attend the University of Wisconsin, majoring in criminology. As she was working as a cashier in her college dorm, she met a young Navy veteran who, after returning from service in WWII, was working in the dorm kitchen. The night they met, Marion told her mother she had just met the man she was going to marry. And so began a journey that lasted nearly 70 years. On the day after she graduated from college, Marion married Harry Victor Hill in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 1949. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Fennimore, Wisconsin where Harry set up a law practice and where their three daughters were born. After five years in Fennimore, the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin. Over the next thirty years, Marion raised her family, was active in school life, worked as a librarian, went on wonderful family camping trips in the mountains out west, sang many songs, had many lovely walks in the Wisconsin woods, calmly endured the tumult of raising three teenage daughters, tended her beautiful prairie garden, became an avid and graceful figure skater, and developed a keen interest in birds and nature. In 1975, Marion began volunteering at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin and soon took a full-time job there as a wilderness educator. This work took her across the state, around the country and across the world as she led two Crane Foundation trips to Africa. In her later years, Marion moved to the Trinity View Retirement Community in Asheville, North Carolina, where she grew to love the Appalachian Mountains, her many friends at Trinity View, picnics and rides on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Marion was pre-deceased by her parents, Arthur and Leone Diedrich, and her sister, Shirley Diedrich Wilcox. She is survived by her husband Harry, daughter Heidi Hill Sherman (M: John Sherman) of Asheville NC, daughter Harriet Hill of Eureka, CA, daughter Hannah Hill Rudstam (M: Lars G. Rudstam) of Ithaca, NY, granddaughter Briana Bridges Jacobs (M: Levi Jacobs), grandsons Drew Bridges (M: Irina Mikheyeva), Lars V. Rudstam (M: Kim Sanders Rudstam), Pelle Rudstam (M: Carrie Cooper Rudstam) and great-grandson Cormac Jacobs. In lieu of flowers, Marion's family requests that donations be made in her name to the Nature Conservancy (www.nature.org), the Audubon Society (www.audubon.org) or the International Crane Foundation (www.savingcranes.org). Marion's family wishes to give our heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Trinity View Retirement Community in Arden, North Carolina whose gracious and loving care enabled Marion to live a joyful life during her final years and to the staff of the Universal Health Center whose attentiveness gave Marion comfort during her final days. Also, we wish to thank the Four Seasons Hospice staff who eased her passing.


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Ben Haines' Draft XI: Build From the Back, Pace in Attack, We've Got Maldini, You'll Never Sing That
This week you may have seen that we at 90min were so bored in isolation without any live football to watch, that we decided to do our very own greatest footballers of all time draft.
And if you didn't, check out how it went down ?here.
So who won the draft? Who built the greatest GOAT team of all? Well, that's what, over the next few days, we're going to find out. On ?90min's Twitter you – yes, you, lying in your bed with bread crumbs all over his pyjama bottoms – will get have the chance to make that decision for us over the course of the next few days.
But before that, we all need to do some canvassing.
We all need to make sure you all fully aware of the brilliance of each of our team's (except for Jack's, his team is sh*t).
So here's the first – and the pick – of the bunch. A team made by Ben Haines with one simple thing in mind:
'Is it possible to start a greatest ever XI draft defence first? Yes. And it means you get Paolo Maldini.'
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Gordon Banks (GK): 'PELE! What a save…Gordon Banks!!'
Isn't it telling that you only have to see those six words written down for your mind to drift and then dig into your own mental iPlayer.
The image is grainy, the colour is green and overly saturated, but there it is – projected into your mind, rolling like a hazy personal cinema.
The ball has bobbled up a little in front of Jairzinho on the right as he lifts a cross toward the back post to Pele, who rises resplendently and thumps a header downward. The header flies behind Gordon Banks, but somehow, he rescues the ball from nestling in the corner of a very old school looking Mexican goal frame with a black net.
'What a save!!!!'
Yes, it was a different game, a different era, but Gordon Banks and that save are rightly considered by many the greatest of all time.
Get that blue keeper top on, and get in the sticks.
Cafu (RB): There was a time before over-lapping centre backs and pacy attack-minded RBs, when the local lad from Sao Paulo reigned supreme. When people believed everything they saw on Football Italia. This was an age when only one man occupied the right back position in Brazil's XI.
His name was Cafu.
He was like a god walking among mere mortals. He had a cross so beautiful it made Brazil's attacker purr, and he occupied the Brazil right back slot so beautifully he made others look like hoboes.
In other words, Cafu was the balls. And this team needs the balls.
Carles Puyol (CB): It's quite hard to sum up a man that captained one of the greatest Barcelona sides of all time.
Scrap that: one of the greatest sides the world has ever seen.
Actually, scrap that too.
He captained the best side bar none.
And yes, there are many reasons why that team were, well, that team. But perhaps the main one was Carles Puyol – the Copa del Rey semi final meeting with Real Madrid in 2013 is a pretty decent exemplification of why.
67 minutes on the clock Pique is hit by a lighter, thrown from the stands and begins to pull the sort face that suggests a pained agony as if he'd been struck by an asteroid. Pique struggling to even stand, such was the pain, using every last morsel of energy he can muster to raise the lighter toward the referee. Puyol strides in, grabs the lighter, slings it off the pitch, bollocks Pique and fronts up ready to defend a Real Madrid corner.
Concentration, aggression, no nonsense, elite leadership and one of best to ever do it. In you go at centre back buddy.
Fernando Hierro (CB): 90s football was brilliant, mainly because it seemed to have this strange Sunday League quality about it. Players still looked a bit rough around the edges, kits were a glorious mess and the transition from cult hero professionals to the elite athlete era was in full swing.
But Fernando Hierro was slightly different – there was nothing Sunday League about him. It seems as though he was brought back in time from the future to dominate the Real Madrid defence as if it were a postmodern art form.
The image of him pinging a beautiful rangy pass in that silky crisp white kit is one that is synonymous with the great Madrid team of the time. Despite that fabulous range of passing, statuesque build, wonderful positioning and timing he's somehow almost criminally underrated.
And God only knows why.
How many centre backs do you know that have finished their career with 134 goals? 134?! That's right: none!
Paolo Maldini (LB): Usually if you wanted to watch a compilation of a world class player, you'd cue up some pounding euro techno and watch nine minutes of a mixture of grainy 4:3, 16:9, HD, 480p, 4k footage, some that's been slowed down, some that's been sped up, and you'd then try and work out what was what.
This would usually be titled 'Insert name* crazy goals, skills, assists *insert year*'.
Paolo Maldini is one of the only defenders I'd stomach the techno and horrendous video quality for.
Any year of his career, any team, international or domestic.
Unerringly consistent, beautiful to watch, beautiful to look at, part two of three Maldini generations to play for Milan. Rarely went to ground, but when he did, perfection. Rolls Royce. Sod the nine minutes, I'll sit and watch all day.
Claude Makélélé (The Claude Makélélé Role): Most positions coined over the last 30 years have some sort of fancy bollocks name.
Regista, Trequartista, Libero, False 9, Raumdeuter.
But when you have one player who is so phenomenally gifted in their particular position, there's no time for the fancy bollocks names. Instead, you have to use their name to describe the role.
Meet Claude Makélélé: the founding father of the Makelele role, and the greatest Makélélé role player there's ever been.
Paul Gascoigne (CM): Think of a graph where you measure the perfect impact of a creative genius.
On the graph the X axis occupies sheer unfiltered, unorganised, chaotic creative energy.
On the Y axis, a balanced potion of industry, hunger, positional awareness and stamina.
1990 World Cup Paul Gascoigne sits proudly at the apex of the bell curve.
The tragic beauty of Paul Gascoigne as a player is two fold.
Firstly that both his time at the top of the curve was neither long enough nor rewarded with a World Cup.
Secondly, that managing life after the high of being on top of the world is hard to manage. Probably another conversation and countless other article's for other days there. Best not to tug at that thread, for now, let's stay stuck in time in Italy, in the summer of 1990. Nessun Dorma, Nessun Dorma.
Clarence Seedorf (CM): Have you seen Clarence Seedorf recently? He looks wonderful. Seriously. He looks like he's never stopped playing football. In fact if you watch him in any legends, charity game he's the best all round player on the pitch.
That was pretty much always the case whenever you watched him play during his actual career. All things, everywhere, to everyone. The only man with three Champions League medals for three different teams.
Luis Figo (RW): Ingredients for a world class galactico winger/inside forward.
– One Ballon d'Or
– One move from Barcelona to Real Madrid
– €62m transfer fee
– 106 La Liga assists
– A domestic ton of Shockwaves wet look gel.
– 1 shark tooth necklace
Serve with 1 Pigs head and a side of some serious sauce.
Jimmy Greaves (ST): Glenn Hoddle probably will say it better than anyone else will:
"He was electrifying. When Jimmy was on the ball the whole crowd came alive, they knew something was going to happen. And 9 times out of 10 if the ball was in the penalty area he'd score.
"You can never dismiss what he did. He played in an era when defenders were allowed to defend with a little more physicality than they do today, in an era when they were allowed to give their opponent a kick and referees would give them one or two warnings before anything happened.
"That was even worse for Jimmy because he was the number one professional goal scorer in England and when he came into town, the opposition wanted to take him out by any means necessary. People wanted to make their name by stopping Jimmy Greaves."
Thierry Henry (ST): 10 things Spurs fans hate about you:
They hate just how ludicrously good you were in your prime.
They hate your ability to ghost past defenders as if they didn't exist.
They hate the way you opened your body out to feed the ball effortlessly into the far corner.
They hate that you'll be remembered as one of the greatest Premier League strikers ever.
They hate his Va Va Voom, they hate his unparalleled level of 2003 cool.
They hate ?this.
They hate that you made them absolutely brick it every time you played against them.
They hate that you were invincible, that your played for their arch rival, was their greatest ever player and was undeniably better than anything Spurs had at the time,
But most of all they hate that they don't hate him, not even close, note even a little bit, not even at all.
Thankfully Spurs fans you can take comfort in the fact that he usurped all of that by playing for a better Barcelona side that won the treble alongside Lionel Messi and Sammy Eto'o.?
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